Pencil pocket for work garments



Oct. 17, 1944. o. E. KRATZ PENCIL POCKET FOR WORK GARMENTS Filed Aug. 26, 1943 INVENTOR. v 0564/ E. Ara/z 1477' NEK Patented Oct. 17, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PENCIL POCKET FOR WORK GARMENT-S Application August 26, 1943, Serial No. 500,058

2 Claims.

My invention relates broadly to improvements in garments and particularly to an improved pencil pocket for overalls, coveralls or other types of work clothes.

The bib portion of a conventional overall garment is generally provided with a plurality of pockets including a pocket for holding one or more pencils. The pencil pocket is made deep enough to accommodate all but a small portion of a new conventional length pencil. These pockets are quite narrow but the short protruding length of pencil can be grasped to remove it from the pocket. However, after the pencil has been worn and shortened, it drops so far below the pocket opening that it can be removed only with difficulty. An opening is sometimes provided at substantially the center of the pocket through which the shorter pencils can be removed, but this arrangement is generally unsatisfactory. Considerable time is lost and effort expended in removing a short pencil. Moreover, if only one pencil is in the pocket it fits so loosely that it frequently falls out when the pocket is inverted.

I have provided a novel pocket of the above mentioned character, uniquely fashioned to securely hold both relatively long and relatively short pencils and in such a way that they may be easily removed from the pocket. embodying my invention is similar in shape to the conventional pocket, but differs therefrom in that an additional line of stitching or bar tack is provided substantially midway between the top and bottom of the pocket which inclines upwardly and inwardly from one side to substantially the middle of the pocket. This bar tack or stitching provides a stop substantially above the bottom of the pocket for relatively short pencils and cooperates with the adjacent side of the pocket to provide a socket or recess into which the tip of the pencil can be inserted and securely but releasably held. A relatively long pencil inserted in the pocket at one side of the bar seam can be pushed to the full depth of the pocket. The arrangement is such that the pencil fits snugly between the bar seam and the vertical side stitching of the pocket and is thus prevented from inadvertently falling from the pocket.

From the foregoing it is obvious that an important object of my invention is to provide a pencil pocket for an overall garment that is uniquely fashioned to accommodate side by side a relatively short and a relatively long pencil and in such a way that either or both of the pencils is securely held and prevented from inadvertently falling out of the pocket.

The pocket In the drawing forming a part of this specification and wherein like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Fig. 1 is a front view of the bib portion of an overall garment and showing a pocket embodying my invention thereon,

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the pocket with pencils inserted, parts being broken away for clearness of illustration,

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary transverse sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary transverse sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

In the drawing wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral l0 designates the conventional bib portion of an overall garment. On the front of the bib is a patch pocket which comprises three pieces of material H, l2 and i3, secured together by stitching l4 and IS. The assembled pieces ll, l2 and I3 are attached to the bib by lines of stitching l6 along the sides and bottom of the assembled pieces.

Spaced vertical lines of stitching I1 and I8 extending the full depth of the central piece l2 provide a deep narrow pocket in which one or more pencils can be conveniently kept. Stitchings ll and I8 are reinforced at their upper ends by bar stitching Ila and I8a and, as best shown in Fig. 2, are spaced apart a suflicient distance to easily but snugly accommodate two conventional sized pencils l9 and 20.

The pencil I9 is relatively short and has its lower end wedged in an essentially V-shaped socket or recess formed by a short length of bar stitching 2| which extends from the vertical side stitching I'I upwardly and inwardly to substan tially the middle of the pocket. Stitching 2| forms a stop for a pencil l9 substantially above the normal bottom of the pocket, thus preventing it from dropping so far into the pocket that it cannot be easily removed. Further, the inclined or angular position of stitching 2| relative to the side stitching ll provides a pocket or socket in which the pointed end of the pencil snugly fits. Thus, in addition to holding a pencil l9 substantially above the bottom of the pocket, stitching 2| provides a pocket in which the lower end of the pencil is held in such a way that the pencil may not inadvertently fall from the pocket.

The relatively long pencil 20 passes between the inner end of stitching 2I' and the vertical side stitching l8 to the very bottom of the pocket. The inner end of stitching 2| is spaced sufiiciently far from stitching 18 so that a pencil can be IlUUlll easily inserted therebetween but it is sufliciently close to the stitching l8 so that they cooperate to lightly bind the pencil and prevent it from inadvertently falling from the pocket.

Thus, stitching 21 not only functions as a stop for pencil l9, but it also cooperates with the vertical lines of stitching I1 and I8 to snugly but releasably hold either or both of two pencils in the pocket. The holding or binding action of stitching 2! is just as effective if only one of the pencils is in the pocket as if both are present. Its unique arrangement and association with the vertical side stitching l1 and I8 permits the object of this invention to be achieved.

It is to be understood that the form of the invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and that various changes in the size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention or the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

In a work garment a vertically elongated pocket of sufllcient width to accommodate at least two pencils side by side, said pocket formed by overlying pieces of material fastened together by lines of stitching forming the sides and bottom of the pocket and means holding the pieces of material together, said means extending angularly upwardly and inwardly from one side of the pocket to substantially the longitudinal center line of the pocket and substantially above the bottom of the pocket, the arrangement being such that the end of a. pencil inserted into one side of the pocket, above the holding means, is wedged into and retained by the essentially V-shaped pocket, formed by said means and the adjacent side stitching of the pocket, and a pencil inserted in the other side of the pocket beside said holding means is wedged between the said means and the other side stitching of the pocket.

2. In a work garment a vertically elongated pocket of suflicient width to accommodate at least two pencils side by side, said pocket formed by overlying pieces of material fastened together by an essentially U-shaped stitching forming the sides and bottom of the pocket and a line of stitching extending angularly inwardly and upwardly from one side of the pocket to substantially its center line and substantially midway of its height, the arrangement being such that the end of a pencil inserted into one side of the pocket above the line of stitching is wedged into and retained by the essentially V-shaped pocket formed by the transverse stitching and the adjacent side stitching of the pocket and a pencil inserted in the other side of the pocket beside said line of said transverse stitching is wedged between the said stitching and the other side stitching of the pocket.

OSCAR E. KRATZ. 

